From a young age, journalism senior Isabel Hermann dreamed about working for the FBI. After her freshman year, Hermann decided that the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps could be a good way to bridge the gap between her academics and her lifelong desire to work in intelligence. ROTC allows students to complete military training while getting […]
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From storyboards to storybook worlds: Amanda Keith’s path to Disney Imagineering
If life is like a roller coaster, Amanda Keith is the one designing the park. As an art and design senior with a concentration in graphic design, Keith is interning at Disney Imagineering this summer, where she’ll be working to design the posters, handouts and illustrations that make up the storybook experience at the Disney […]
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Lucy Bentsen: Coastal roots lead to marine science, diving career
Lucy Bentsen, having grown up along the Washington coast, has always found comfort in the ocean. This naturally led to a developed passion for the environment and marine life. With support from her family, Bentsen took up marine diving and scuba in high school, and hasn’t looked back since. She is graduating from Cal Poly […]
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From Ariana Grande fan account to viral campaigns at Capitol Records: How Kyle Flora turned fandom into a music marketing career
Kyle Flora’s introduction to the music industry didn’t start in a classroom. It all began with an Ariana Grande fan account in middle school. What began as a hobby, over time, grew into something more — a fascination with fandom culture, audience behavior and the communities that form around music. Now, Flora is turning that […]
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Years of dedication lead Kai Malek to professional jiu-jitsu
Kai Malek has a major “love of the game” when it comes to jiu-jitsu. As he talks about the sport, Malek’s passion shines through his stories.“It’s mostly middle-aged white dads,” he jokes about the jiu-jitsu scene in San Luis Obispo — but the grin on his face makes it clear he wouldn’t want to be […]
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One backpack, 24 rides and a cross-country bet on human kindness
Cadan Crowley hitchhiked across the United States to prove the goodness of strangers, relying on the kindness of 24 drivers to complete his journey from Portland, Oregon to New York City.
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Former Cal Poly administrator faces up to a year in county jail
A former Cal Poly administrator pleaded no contest to a felony charge of committing a lewd act on his 7-year-old step-granddaughter. Richard Edward Ellison, previously Associate Vice President for University Advancement at Cal Poly from 2014-2015 and former executive director of Bike SLO, was charged by the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office on […]
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Embrace changing beliefs: a retrospect of the ‘if God is good, why is there pain and suffering?’ seminar
An argument is not a competition. Disagreements shouldn’t be treated as opportunities to defeat opposing participants, but as chances to better understand different perspectives and refine one’s own thinking. Instead, conflict can spark meaningful and thoughtful conversations when contributors enter with open minds.
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Probando cinco taquerĂas en San Luis Obispo: ÂżLos resultados?
Alexa Soto-Rios es una columnista de opiniĂłn de Mustang News. Las opiniĂłnes expressadas en este artĂculo no necesariamente reflejan las de Mustang Media Group. Tacos. Son satisfactorios, consoladores y, en general, una comida rápida y confiable para cualquier momento del dĂa. San Luis Obispo no es ajeno a los camiones de tacos ni a los […]
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La Corte Suprema restablece temporalmente el acceso de correo a pastillas abortivas
Find the English version here. Traducido por Alexa Soto-Rios. Siguiendo la decisiĂłn de la Corte Suprema de suspender el requisito de que la medicina abortiva mifepristona se dispense en persona, esta medida fue extendida mediante una decisiĂłn shadow docket, en la que la Corte Suprema dicta Ăłrdenes de emergencia sin conocer un proceso plenamente informado, […]
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CĂłmo la carrera de doble deporte de Victor Glover en Cal Poly moldeĂł su camino hacia el espacio
Find the English version here. Traducido por Isabella Beltran. Cuatro años antes de que pilotará el Artemis II alrededor de la Luna, Victor Glover se sentĂł para almuerzo dentro de la oficina del presidente de Cal Poly, Jeffrey Armstrong. Era abril de 2022, casi un año desde que Glover regresĂł a la Tierra desde la […]